This section has a number of
Limited Edition Wilkinson Sword made knives commemorating
various units, campaigns, invasions and similar World War II
events.

These are all from The World War II
Victory Collection Limited Edition issued by the American
Historical Foundation of Richmond, Virginia

All knives are enclosed in
custom-made cases, with velvet, wood, or similar treatments
complimenting the theme of the commemorated event. Note
the distinctive handle and grip treatments which reflect the
style used in the particular theater or in use by the
particular unit.

Each knife and its associated case
is in the original packing box. All knives are in mint
unused condition. There may be some slight discoloration
from years of storage, if so, it will be noted in the
description. All knives were commissioned by the and
built by either Wilkinson Sword Co. Ltd. of London England or
H.G. Long & Co Sheffield England, the original manufacturer
or designer of many of the combat knives these commemoratives
were based on, as noted in the individual descriptions.

These knives are long out of
production, being made in the early 1980s. They are very scarce
and difficult to acquire as most collectors are unwilling to
part with them.

We only have ONE example of each
knife shown. If you see one you want, you need to know
there is only one available.

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Item
Number
Item Name

Description, Size, Condition

Price

Status

DDAY-1943 Commemorative Knife

It is the cased commemorative Wilkinson Sword made Fairbairn-Sykes
fighting knife. It has a dark rosewood grip with Persian inspired
pommel.

There is a Wilkinson Sword maker mark etched on the
back. The pommel, collar and cross guard is bright gold plated. The
deeply engraved banners feature significant dates of the campaign.

The knife is 12 inches overall. The 4 by 15 inch case is
a green crushed velvet with satin top with gilt lettering and a matching
crushed velvet recess to hold the knife.

The condition is near
mint, with some very slight discoloration on the gilded parts on the
reverse side of the knife, evident in the images.

This is The Desert War -- North Africa commemorative
Wilkinson Sword made Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.

It has a dark rosewood grip with Persian inspired
pommel. There is a Wilkinson Sword maker mark
etched on the back. The pommel, collar and
crossguard are bright gold plated. The deeply
engraved banners feature palms and scrolls surrounding
locations and significant dates of the campaign.
The knife is 12 inches overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the case, and this is a view of the knife
turned over to show the
back.

The 4 by 15 inch case is a
desert sand tan crushed velvet with satin top with gilt
lettering and a matching crushed velvet recess to hold
the knife.

The condition is near mint,
with some very slight discoloration on the gilded parts
on the reverse side of the knife, evident in the
images.

This is The Battle of the Bulge -- Belgium Luxembourg
commemorative Wilkinson Sword made Fairbairn-Sykes
fighting knife.

It has a bright gold plated checker style grip.
There is a Wilkinson Sword maker mark etched on the
back. The pommel nut, grip and crossguard are
bright gold plated. The deeply engraved design is
rendered on a bright blued blade. The back is plain
except for the maker mark. The knife is 12 inches
overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the case, and this is a view of the knife
turned over to show the
back.

The 4 by 15 inch case is a
royal blue crushed velvet with satin top with gilt
lettering and a matching crushed velvet recess to hold
the knife.

This is The Battle of the Coral Sea -- Midway Island
commemorative H. G. Long made Fairbairn-Sykes fighting
knife.

It has a bright gold plated twisted wire wrap on teak
wood grip. There is a H. G. Long & Co.
Sheffield England raised maker mark on the back.
The pommel nut, wire wrap and crossguard are bright gold
plated. The deeply engraved design is rendered on a
bright blued blade with gilt lettering on the
front. The back has the famous scene of the
"Turkey Shoot" and the maker mark. The
knife is 12 inches overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the case, and this is a view of the knife
turned over to show the
back.

The 4 by 15 inch case is a
very dark blue crushed velvet with satin top with gilt
lettering and a matching crushed velvet recess to hold
the knife.

This is The V-E Day -- Victory In Europe commemorative
Wilkinson Sword made Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.

It has a bright gold plated checker style grip.
There is a Wilkinson Sword Co. Ltd. London England etched
maker mark on the back. The pommel nut, grip and
crossguard are bright gold plated. The deeply
engraved and gilt lettering is rendered on a bright
polished blade with etched embellishments on the front.
The back is also deeply etched and has the Wilkinson
Sword maker mark. The knife is 12 inches
overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the case, and this is a view of the knife
turned over to show the
back.

The 4 by 15 inch case is a
black crushed velvet with satin top with gilt lettering
and a matching crushed velvet recess to hold the
knife.

The condition is near mint,
with some very slight discoloration on the front side of
the gilded parts of knife evident in the images.

This is The Italian Campaign -- Invasion of Italy
commemorative Wilkinson Sword made Fairbairn-Sykes
fighting knife.

It has a glossy black checker style grip. There
are gilt campaign banner scrolls on the front and
back. The pommel nut, grip and crossguard are rich
gloss black. The deeply engraved and gilt lettering
is rendered on a gloss black enameled blade. The back is
also deeply etched and has the Wilkinson Sword maker
mark. The knife is 12 inches overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the case, and this is a view of the knife
turned over to show the
back.

The 4 by 15 inch case is a
wine red crushed velvet with satin top with gilt
lettering and a matching crushed velvet recess to hold
the knife.

This is The Invasion of Iwo Jima commemorative H. G. Long
made Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.

It has a bright gold plated rib style grip.
There are gilt campaign banner scrolls on the front and
back. The pommel nut, grip and crossguard are
bright gold. The deeply etched banners and bright
lettering is rendered on a bright polished blade. The
back is also deeply etched and has the H. G. Long &
Co. Sheffield England maker mark. The knife is 12
inches overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the case, and this is a view of the knife
turned over to show the
back.

The 4 by 15 inch case is a
blood red crushed velvet with satin top with gilt
lettering and a matching crushed velvet recess to hold
the knife.

This is The Battle for Okinawa commemorative H. G. Long
made Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.

It has a bright gold plated smooth style grip.
There are gilt campaign banner scrolls on the
front. The pommel nut, grip and crossguard are
bright gold. The deeply etched banners and bright
lettering is rendered on a bright polished blade. The
back is also deeply etched with a gilded battle scene and
has the H. G. Long & Co. Sheffield England maker
mark. The knife is 12 inches overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the case, and this is a view of the knife
turned over to show the
back.

The 4 by 15 inch case is a
dried blood maroon crushed velvet with satin top with
gilt lettering and a matching crushed velvet recess to
hold the knife.

This is The Battles of the Philippines commemorative H.
G. Long made Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.

It has a burnished bronze "ship made" style
grip. There are gilt campaign banner scrolls on the
front. The pommel nut and crossguard are bright
gold. The grip is bronze, turned with deeply grooved
rings The deeply etched banners and "I SHALL
RETURN" lettering is rendered on a bright polished
blade. The back is also deeply etched with a campaign
banners and has the H. G. Long & Co. Sheffield
England maker mark. The knife is 12 inches
overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the case, and this is a view of the knife
turned over to show the
back.

The 4 by 15 inch case is a
brown crushed velvet with satin top with gilt lettering
and a matching crushed velvet recess to hold the
knife.

This is The Battle of the Rhineland -- Remagen Bridge
commemorative Wilkinson Sword made Fairbairn-Sykes
fighting knife.

It has a bright polished checkered style grip.
There are etched campaign banner boxes on the front of
the bright polished blade. The pommel nut, grip and
crossguard are bright silver plated. The back is also
deeply etched with the side view of the intact Remagen
Bridge and has the Wilkinson Sword Co. Ltd. London
England maker mark. The knife is 12 inches
overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the case, and this is a view of the knife
turned over to show the
back.

The 4 by 15 inch case is a
slate gray crushed velvet with satin top with gilt
lettering and a matching crushed velvet recess to hold
the knife.

The condition is mint,
evident in the images.

SOLD

FSCOMM-11

The Invasion of the Solomons -- Guadalcanal
Commemorative Knife

This is The Invasion of the Solomon Islands --
Guadalcanal commemorative H. G. Long made Fairbairn-Sykes
fighting knife.

It has a polished wood ribbed style grip. There
are gilt etched banner scrolls on the front of the bright
polished black blued blade. The pommel nut and
crossguard are bright gold plated. The grip is a dark
mahogany wood. The back is also deeply etched with
gilt lettering with the islands of the campaign in boxes
and has the H. G. Long & Co. Sheffield England maker
mark. The knife is 12 inches overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the case, and this is a view of the knife
turned over to show the
back.

The 4 by 15 inch case is a
Kelly green crushed velvet with satin top with gilt
lettering and a matching crushed velvet recess to hold
the knife.

This is The USMC Raider commemorative H. G. Long made
Raider-style fighting knife.

It has a polished cast-on checkered panels style
grip. There is a deeply etched U.S.M.C. banner
scroll on the front of the bright polished blade.
There is no pommel nut and the crossguard is integral to
the grip. The grip has a small enameled rendition of the
USMC Raider patch. The back is also deeply etched
with the H. G. Long & Co. Sheffield England maker
mark. The knife is 12 inches overall.

This is a view of the knife
from the
front in the fancy mahogany wood case branded with
the USMC Raider emblem shown from the
top of the case.

The 5 by 15 inch case is a
solid wood, with a plush blood red crushed velvet with
velvet top with an embedded silk screened miniature
Raider patch.

There is no lettering or
identification other than the Raider emblems and U.S.M.C.
which is pretty self-explanatory.

There is
also a commando tab patch included AND a copy of Adolph Hitler's TOP
SECRET Commando Order N00380 in the original German as well as in
English which states any enemy commando taken prisoner will be
killed.(#54)

$349.99

Available

USNFN-1 US Navy in Vietnam Fancy Fighting Knife
with Gilt Pommel and Cross-guard

The blade is deeply gilt etched as tribute to the US Navy in Vietnam
(#21).